Article posted on Wednesday, March, 31st, 2010
Africa’s Potential has now succeeded in the mission to send two Swedish entrepreneurship-students, Sebastian Kirchsteiger and Carl von Post, from the Linneaus University to the Rwandan capital of Kigali, in order to create a business-plan/study for the potential building of a businessincubator in Kigali, together with Africa’s Potential’s partner Global Business Lab, which is founded and based at the Stockholm School of Economics. The aim for this project is to increase knowledge-transfer and trade between Sweden and Rwanda.
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Article posted on Tuesday, March, 16th, 2010
During February 2010 the Founder & CEO of Africa’s Potential, Emre Gürler, held a lecture for the business students (Civilekonomprogrammet) at the Linnaeus University‘s School of Management and Economics.
The lecture was a mix between how to get inspired to climb out of your comfort zone and to actually dare to take a look outside the security barriers that we in the Western world have created. We have to do this in order to see the vast opportunities that exist in for example the East-African region. A large reason why the world is waking up slowly is due to the fact of the African stereotypes and negative massmedia portrayal of the African continent. Or rather, the lack of focus on the success stories of the continent. There has to be a more balanced massmedia picture of the African continent in order to make the general public aware of the vast opportunities that actually exist. What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the word Africa? Is it positive or negative and why is that?
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Article posted on Thursday, February, 4th, 2010
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Article posted on Monday, January, 25th, 2010
Do you know a leading social entrepreneur? Are you a social entrepreneur?
Social entrepreneurs are innovators who implement practical and sustainable solutions to address problems in numerous areas including health, education, environment, access to technology and job creation. Whether they are set up as for profit or not-for-profit organizations, their primary focus is transformational and systemic social change. Social entrepreneurs aim for sustainability, typically through the sale of products or services, fees or key partnerships with companies or governments.
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Article posted on Tuesday, January, 12th, 2010
“Those words were spoken by one of the greatest leaders of our time. I fully agree, if you deep inside feel that something needs to be changed to the better, you must embody that change yourself in order to make a real difference in people’s daily lives.”
- read more about Emre Gürlers story about Africa’s Potential at Social Entrepreneurship Forum (SE FORUM).
Article posted on Monday, January, 4th, 2010
Dr. Ayittey was listed by The Foreign Policy as one of the “Top 100 Public Intellectuals” in 2008 who “are shaping the tenor of our time”. After looking at several TED-talks, I came by Mr George Ayittey‘s TED-talk in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes a torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders in Africa and calls on the “Cheetah generation” to take back the continent.
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